Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 11:10:34 05/12/02
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On May 12, 2002 at 13:45:49, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Hi all: >H8 is in discussion. We curretly have statistics about his perfomance against >other programs, my own comments, those of other people, etc. In the middle of >that I would like to make clear my point, specially after thinking that even one >negative post can do unfair harm. I recall to this day when I wrote a review of >MChess 7 or 8 in CCR and after a while I received a bitter email from Martin >Hirsh saying to me that it was very bad and sad for him that, after so much >work, me, just a fan but with acces to a writting room, with just a bunch of >words could imperil his business. I felt really bad. >So let me be more specific about H8. >a) Anything I have said about this has no more value than the opinion you can >have with the still scarce data we have. They are completely uncomplete and more >a fleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeting opinion than a solid judgement. >b)I know better than nobody that my first succesuful game, when I drawed at >will, could be just a strike of luck. You have your good days when you could do >a good busines with anybody, any program, etc. >c) I am the most interested guy to discover I was fully wrong and that the >program deserves every buck I expended on it. I do not see the happynness to buy >a mediocre product. >d) I do not give to my own commnents more weight that the little they have. I >can be totally mistaken, as I have been several times in this and other issues. >e) If ever I am questioned about purchasing or not purchasing the product,I >would say: purchase, because even if I am right and there are some flaws, surely >they will be fixed at moment notice. > >Fernando I will buy it (decision made easier because I don't already have 7.32). It sounds like 8 is probably stronger than 7.32 anyway, but it's certainly a lot stronger than version 2 (the last Hiarcs I have)! If it cost $150 like the old days, I would probably not buy it. But at $50 or so, it's another very strong engine at a reasonable price. Maybe not THE strongest, but still a strong one and one with its own unique style. [I feel the same way about Shredder 6 and Junior 7 -- maybe each is not #1 in strength but each is very strong and -- especially J7 -- unique in style.]
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